Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on making the draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill available for formal parliamentary pre-legislative scrutiny.

We received over 3,200 responses to our domestic abuse consultation. The responses are currently being analysed and we intend to publish a Government response as well as a draft Bill this session.

Ministers and officials from across Government meet regularly to ensure we develop a Bill and supporting non-legislative package that transforms the response to domestic abuse.